if you want your children to succeed in college, you may want to stop paying for their education. according to a new study at the university of california at merced, kids whose parents put them through college actually get worse grades than students who aren't as fortunate, which is to stay that those of us that pay for the kids. i did it for my son who started college. if this is true, kid, go get a student loan. eric, what about you? >> eric: first of all, this is a study of 500 sets of parents. if you look deeper, here is what it is. two-third of college student res receive some financial aid from their parents. that means one-third don't. one-third that doesn't receive aid do better. that would make sense. one-third have to work. probably self-motivated and they realize they are working and better not screw it up that two-third saying it's my parent's money. >> bob: two-thirds get -- >> eric: but the study saying that the people who do not receive aid from the parents do better. >> bob: right. one-third who do -- >> eric: they're motivated. apply it to welfare. food stamps. >>